Legal Opinion

Friends of the River v. United States Army Corps of Engineers

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided June 21, 2023No. Civil Action No. 2016-2327Published

1Opinion of the Court

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FRIENDS OF THE RIVER, Plaintiff, Civil Action No. 16-2327 (JMC) v. UNITED STATES ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION Friends of the River (FOR) filed this lawsuit claiming that the Army Corps of Engineers failed to adequately respond to four FOIA requests, each of which are related to the Corps’ operation and maintenance of two dams on the Yuba River and the impact of those dams on several fish species that are protected by the Endangered Species Act. 1 ECF 1 ¶ 1. After considerable litigation, only one…

2Cases cited29 opinions

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  3. Coastal States Gas Corporation v. Department of EnergyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
  4. United States Department of Justice v. Tax AnalystsSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  5. Sussman v. United States Marshals ServiceCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2007

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